Is Ohio State's football team No. 1 material?

Will take more than unbeaten record for the Buckeyes to win it all

6:46 AM,
Oct. 14, 2013

Written by

Kurt Snyder
Sports Writer

Ohio State is only at the halfway point, but it is easy to see where this season is going.

Having cleared two of its biggest hurdles in Wisconsin and Northwestern, the Buckeyes are nothing short of a catastrophic upset - think Illinois in 2007 - away from heading to Ann Arbor unbeaten.

By that point, the Buckeyes could be at least No. 2 in the rankings and two victories - possibly both against Michigan - probably will have them playing in the BCS national championship game. With Clemson and Florida State and Oregon and UCLA matching up down the road, the Buckeyes will climb up the rankings. ...